People can be labeled all kinds of things during a single lifetime, and those labels may or may not help them depending on the person and the situation. Cumulatively labels make up one's reputation which is essentially like a resume of one's past deeds – past deeds remembered. As one goes through their life they collect labels, some that are there because they actually earned them and others certain people outside of themselves stuck on them. People can't fight off all unfair or untrue labels and many do fade as time goes on and we grow up and get older.

A young person may have been labeled chubby, for example, yet over time lost weight and just by looking at them it is obvious to anyone they are are no longer the same physically. After a while that label can fade and people see them as something else, whether that thinness is good or bad. That is what is wonderful about life, it is always changing causing potentialities to arise and fall. Whatever the present, there is always the future and possibility for reorganization, rewriting and morphing all over into something else. That's life's beauty.

Bringing about changes to one's own reputation can be easy. As life goes on one grows what was once your reputation becomes old news, and the new person you are is what people see, think about and discuss. For most folks it's just that simple, we work hard in life to do things and get things we want, and in doing so our reputation and the labels people see when they look at us, morph.

For some other people however, the process is not simple. They need to put in extra effort with regards to their reputation because of something they have done or because of something that was done to them.

Neither is necessarily more difficult, it depends on the person.

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Representing the aspirations and goals of Homeless and formerly homeless people "Nothing about us without us."
 

Proposed Ban on Camping in the City and County of Denver Meeting Friday March 30 at 6 p.m. in Lincoln Park
Posted on March 29, 2012
 

” I indicated in my email to you my commitment to keep you as informed as possible on upcoming issues. As the volume surrounding the introduction of the Unauthorized Camping Ordinance rises, I am sending you an actual copy of the ordinance for your information.

 

CALL – CALL – CALL Let us rise. Let us live out the dream that all people who live in our midst are safe and sound! The ordinance will be coming to City Council’s Land Use, Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Tuesday, April 3, 2012. 10:30 a.m. in Room 391.

 

You can also view it live on the Council website at that time. I am also happy to ask you to Save the Date of April 19, 2012, 3:30 to 5:00 p.m. for the reconvening meeting of the Denver Commission to End Homelessness.

 

That meeting will be held at the City and County Bldg. – Parr Widener Library, Rm. 389 – 1437 Bannock St., Denver, CO.”

 

” Let the US Rise! Let us march on. Let us march until we all have a place that is safe to rest. Let us rest and lie down when all children are safe and sound. Let us rise – let us rise.

 

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Homestead Media and Black Apple Media announce a “Green Set” during production of Dutchman’s Run

CENTENNIAL, Colo., Spring 2012 – Homestead Media in partnership with Black Apple Media proudly announces an official “green-set” for their feature length film: Dutchman’s Run.

Homestead Media and Black Apple Media have set a number of environmentally sound goals for the production of their upcoming independent film: Dutchman’s Run. Filming for Dutchman’s Run is currently scheduled to begin in late Autumn 2012 with strict “green-set” production goals:
• Cast and crew catering will be served on-site with biodegradable and/or compostable plates, cups and silverware only.
• Reusable water bottles will be required on set.
• Filming of Dutchman’s Run will be done digitally, reducing further tangible waste
• Efforts will be made to buy eco-friendly and recyclable supplies for behind the scenes and staging.
• Script updates will be distributed digitally throughout drafting, and production members will utilize iPads and tablets to reduce paper waste.
• Scripts will be printed on 100% recycled paper and then recycled after use.

James Gilligan was a psychiatrist who at one time ran psychiatric services for the Massachusetts state prison system, including its hospital for the criminally insane. In his book “Violence” Gilligan makes a number of important observations about the relationship between crime, violence, and the structure of the society in which we live. He notes that law looks neither at the psychological causes of crime, particularly violent crime, nor its prevention. Instead law concerns the societal response to crime and violence, with punishment, not prevention. Gilligan states that what is called ‘crime’ is the kind of violence the system calls illegal, what is called ‘punishment’ is the kind of violence the state sanctions and imposes. Gilligan goes on to note that the psychoanalytic point of view traditionally holds that the character of the individual, rather than outside forces, shapes their destiny. In fact, the individual is subject to forces over which he or she has no control and which no amount of self-knowledge can reshape. Gilligan argues that the incidence of crime and violence within our society reflects definite moral choices about social policy. The conditions in many of our prisons are cruel, inhuman, and degrading to the point where Human Rights Watch has cited the US for numerous human rights abuses and frequent violations of the ‘ United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners’. The current system costs $60 billion dollars annually to maintain, at the price of cuts to education and basic services. Beyond incapacitating per capita 5 times as many offenders an average of 8 times longer than any other society the system does nothing to prevent recidivism.

May 18- May 25, 2012 This event will happen at the Appalachian South Folklife Center near Pipestem, West Virginia. There is indoor bed space, heated buildings, chairs, and good food including meat. People of all ages are welcome and people of all ages do attend. You are welcome to come! Come to Appalachia and become part of the movement to end MTR Coal Mining, protect communities and the environment, and build a sustainable new economy. Learn about Mountain Top Removal Coal Mining and become part of the movement to stop it! A week long program of education, entertainment, and action! Registration will be online shortly and registration is required to attend. www.mountainjustice.org

Homestead Media in partnership with Black Apple Media announce that they will be auditioning for roughly 25 supporting roles in their upcoming full length feature: Dutchman’s Run. Casting will take place over the course of the next few months throughout Colorado.

Casting for Dutchman’s Run will consist of a three phase process: First, resume and headshot submissions will be accepted, followed by assigned audition scripts to be submitted as video auditions, and lastly, qualified candidates will attend live auditions in front of the director, producers and casting director.

Please submit headshots and resumes to: Angela Gaylor, Casting Director, by email at: DutchmansRunCasting@gmail.com.

Dutchman’s Run is an ambitious Western film that takes place in 1869 in Colorado. In the wake of the Civil War, young soldier Clyde Barrett seeks to lose himself in the lawless highlands of the Rocky Mountain West. When the opportunity arises, he doesn't mind utilizing his skills as a sharpshooter to play mercenary for the virulent mine boss, Samuel Dresser. A brutal desert robbery soon leaves two dead and a pile of Dresser’s money missing, and he is sent into a tireless, violent pursuit of the assailants with Clyde in tow. When rancher Callie Greene is thrust into the middle of the conflict, Clyde must weigh his loyalties against his instincts in order to protect an innocent girl from the small war that seems to be mustering around her.

A few nights ago a small cadre of anarchists made the decision to let our cry against capital and the state ring loud and clear. We chose a target of our day to day misery, a chain grocery store. Wearing masks we bought more than a hundred dollars worth of food, to provide cover for the great crimes to follow. On the way out to our car, parked outside the parking lot, we lifted the cart across the magnetic force field surrounding the store property, unloaded our groceries into the car, and then left the shopping cart off the stores premises. We made it safely away and the corporation is likely to close it's doors forever because of this act of economic devastation. So what have YOU done lately? -some irresponsible illegalists

A hot air balloon ignited and crashed in New Zealand Saturday morning. Authorities say eleven people -- the pilot and five couples -- were all wiped out. Source for this article: New Zealand balloon disaster kills eleven

 

Where everyone goes ballooning

 

About 50 miles northeast of Wellington on the North Island in New Zealand, the crash occurred. Nobody survived the accident. It was a well-known location for the balloon to be seen.

 

Unclear how the fire started

 

It is unknown what really occurred to cause the fire. Superintendent Mike Rusbatch of the New Zealand Law enforcement Wellington division said that the fire probably started by a fire in the basket that went up into the balloon. He said:

 

“This is an absolutely tragic incident, and our thoughts are with the families of the deceased. We are in the process of notifying next of kin. However, we will not be releasing any names until all next of kin have been advised.”

 

Weather not a factor

 

The weather most likely had nothing to do with the crash since “it was a perfect morning for ballooning,” as reported by a Wairarapa District Health board spokeswoman.

 

What did a witness say?

 

One eyewitness, David McKinlay, told Television New Zealand that he saw flames increasing from the basket as it fell:

 

“There were flames licking up the side of the basket, right up the guy ropes. … There was a big, long, pencil-like flame maybe 20 meters long, heading towards the ground at a terrible speed.”

 

Hitting power lines